Mercado-Irizarry v. United States

FELIX MERCADO-IRIZARRY, Petitioner CIVIL NO. 19-2160(PG) Related Crim. No. 00-333[7](PG) v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. OPINION AND ORDER Before the court is petitioner Felix Mercado Irizarry’s (“Petitioner” or “Mercado”) motion to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence under

28 U.S.C. § 2255

(Docket No. 1) and the government’s opposition (Docket No. 8). For the reasons set forth below, Petitioner’s motion is DENIED. I. BACKGROUND On June 30, 2000, nineteen individuals, including Mercado, were indicted on one count of conspiracy to distribute in excess of one kilogram of heroin, five…